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Motorcycles owned and operated by John
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Updated: September 27th, 2002
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1979 Kawasaki KZ650C 738cc Nitrious Oxide Injected
220+ km/hr est. 11 sec, quarter mile
Used daily for commuting/touring/sporting
Base machine purchased 02/1985 Completed 05/1986

1987-1979KZ650KAWASAKI_NOS750B.JPG 06/29/2001

Purpose:
To have a mild mannered two-up performance machine without the hassles of a high compression, high lift camshaft engines. A machine that displays a semi-stock appearance, (a sleeper). A machine that closes the seven year gap between yesterday's dinosaurs and todays high-tech eqipment. To have a "one-off" machine with the pull of a CBX six cylinder in a mid-size motorcycle.

1987-1979KZ650KAWASAKI_NOS750.JPG 06/29/2001

Engine:
- N.O.S. injection system
- 66mm pistons at 9.2:1 compression (736cc KZ750)
- ported and polished KZ750 cylinder head
(which has larger valves and larger intake/exhaust ports)
- S & W valve springs
- KZ750 camshaft
- 29mm Mikuni Smoothbore carbs with velocity stacks
- extra plate clutch kit with heavier springs
- high output ingnition coils with 7mm silicon wires
- Dyna electronic ignition
- Accel rev-limiter set at 9,750 rpm (redline is 9,000)
- Lockhart oil pressure guage
- modified oil pressure relief
- modified oil journals for 100% cooler flow
- large capacity oil cooler with kevlar oil lines
- Fram oil filter mounted externally (1/2 liter capacity)
- high flow dual outlet fuel petcock
- Yoshimura 4 into 1 exhaust (old style)
- 17 tooth countershaft sprocket

Chassis:
- fork brace
- fibreglass fron fender
- Ferodo brake pads
- steel braid from brake lines
- dog-legged hand levers
- rear-set foot pegs
- Pirelli tires
- steering damper
- GPZ style signals
- custom stepped seat
- progressive fork springs
- reloacated battery and electrics
- GP mirrors
- Mullholland rear shocks
- VF500 Honda belly pan
- quartz headlamp
- rectangualar quartz driving lamp